“We can do no great things, only small things with great love.” ~Mother Teresa
Agenda Announcements Tori and Deka Next Class
Competition Points Winners Losers Groups Points 9 13 11 10 1 4 2 8 3 12 7 15 17 20 5 6 14 16 18 19 Winners Losers As of 9/20/2019
Speaker Surveys After each speaker there will be a link in the PowerPoint to a survey You must fill out the survey before the next class or lose 5 points For any questions or concerns regarding the survey please email Isabella Borrero at iborrero@syr.edu
About Me Love Syracuse. Everything about it. Tori Shires Hometown: Waterbury, CT SU Class of 2004 B.A., Policy Studies/Political Science Love Syracuse. Everything about it.
Leading Causes of Homelessness in America Lack of affordable housing Unemployment Poverty Low Wages Mental illness and lack of needed services Substance abuse and lack of needed services Domestic violence
Serving Four Regions in New York State
2018 SYRACUSE RESCUE MISSION IMPACT 192,499 meals served 85,903 overnight stays provided 663 permanent housing placements 72 found employment 8,972 individuals served
Food Services Center: 3 Meals/Day, 365 Days/Year
Upcoming Initiatives – Food Service Center Expansion & Renovation
Emergency Shelter and Day Center
Street Outreach
Clothing Outreach
Crossroads Adult Home
Thrifty Shoppers and 3fifteen
How Can I Help? Everyday Volunteer Opportunities: Food Service Mailroom Shelter/Crossroads Thrifty Shopper/3fifteen Special Events Volunteer AND Participate: Hope Awards Freeze Out 5K Ride and Run for the Rescue Donation Drives: Hygiene/Red Bag Drives Donation Centers Interested? Fill out an application: www.rescuemissionalliance.org/volunteer
Doing Well to Doing Good
Chief Development Officer Questions? Tori Shires Chief Development Officer victoria.shires@rmsyr.org 315.877.7876 www.rescuemissionalliance.org
‘Cuse class of 2014 and I #BleedOrange, PERIODT! Activist About Deka ‘Cuse class of 2014 and I #BleedOrange, PERIODT! Activist Educator/trainer/public speaker Community advocate Mother Manager of Bias Response & Education at Syracuse University
Poverty in Syracuse – the Facts # 1 in concentrated poverty for Blacks and Hispanics in the nation – median white household earns nearly double of median income for non-white households 9th poorest city in the nation 9th most segregated city in country In 2017, 32.4% of Syracusans lived in Poverty 50% of children under 5 in Syracuse lived in poverty in 2017 The poverty rate for Hispanics increased from 40.5% to 58% between 2016 and 2017 Around 41% of black residents live in poverty compared to 25% of white residents For college graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher, the poverty rate was 13.1% in Syracuse. For black college grads, the poverty rate is 39%. Nearly 18% of households in Syracuse have an annual income of $10,000 or less
Structural Violence in general How did we get there? Redlining Urban Renewal I-81 Loss of factory jobs New jobs created since 2008 Structural Violence in general
A Snapple Fact “For every 100 people born into poverty in the United States only 4 will make it to the upper-middle class.” “For every 100 people born into poverty in the United States only 16 will make it to the middle class.”
Why is it SO hard to escape poverty? Cliff effect Severely underfunded and inadequate public education It’s expensive to be poor! Transportation barrier Lack of affordable housing Lack of affordable childcare options Lack of opportunity
What does this look like in real life?
What does this look like in real life?
What does this look like in real life?
Humane Obligation for Future “Do-gooders” Having a good heart or intentions is not enough Constantly work towards cultural competency Respect the experience of, value, & uplift credible messengers Don’t be a band-aider - always look for the why
Deka Dancil – Manager, Bias Response & Education Doing Good & Well @ SU Recognize Report STOP For more information on bias and bias-related incident response on campus or to submit a report visit www.stopbias.syr.edu Deka Dancil – Manager, Bias Response & Education (315) 443-2622 tadancil@syr.edu
Module Regrade Instructions If you believe a TA made a mistake grading your module, you can submit a regrade form to potentially receive points back Regrade forms and examples are available under Module 1 “Resources” on the PAF website Fill out a TYPED regrade form and attach it to the front of your module with a binder clip Follow the instructions listed on the regrade form, and use the example for reference Email Allison with any questions at aarich@syr.edu Hand in the form attached to your module to your TA no later than 12:45 on Monday 9/23
For Next Class Read Chapter 4 Fill out 2 speaker surveys by 12:45 on Monday 9/23 or lose 5 points per survey Use the following two links to complete the survey Deka Dancil: https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pdyuX0boVorQFf Tori Shires: https://syracuseuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2fMLeN4W6gkjutL Prospective Community Service Email to YOUR TA due 9/27 by 12:45PM Module 2 due 10/4 Hand in regrade forms attached to your module to your TA no later than 12:45 on Monday 9/23